Roundup

The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) has been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate; this bill would require ALL recipients of federal funding to make research available Open Access. Read Peter Suber's summary on the ARL SPARC site

Peggy also had some great posts [four by Peggy and one from Jack Boeve] earlier this spring when UCLA temporarily suspended its video streaming service after receiving a letter from the AIME. Lots more to say on this issue! but these are a good start and summary of the events.

CORRECTION (2010-5-15): FRPAA will not apply to all recipients of federal funding (or federal research grants), but only those funded by agencies with extramural research programs in excess of $100million. For a list of those agencies affected, see the SPARC FAQ (thanks to Sarah Shreeves & Nancy Sims for the info)